James Onieal is an ATP-certified pilot and instructor with type ratings in the King Air 350, Citation Sovereign, and Embraer 170/190.
His aviation career spans Part 91, 135, and 121 operations, including roles as regional airline first officer, fractional jet pilot, Director of Operations, FAA Aviation Safety Inspector, and Flight Check pilot certifying instrument procedures across the United States.
In 2010, James founded Raven Career Development to help aviation professionals advance their careers.
Since then, Raven has helped hundreds of pilots across airline, corporate, charter, and military sectors land the positions they wanted.
While others offer templates and group coaching, James provides one-on-one mentorship with personalized career strategy and real-world industry insight.
🛬 Learn more at RavenCareers.com
If you weren’t ahead of the airplane, you were the obstacle. It was that high-stress, fast-paced, and constantly changing environment that cemented the most important lesson I’ve learned in all my years of flying:
The most important systems for flying IFR safely and confidently are built on the ground, long before you ever climb into the cockpit to test them.
